Fiddlehead ferns may look unfamiliar, but they're easy to clean and cook once you get to know them. Fiddlehead ferns are a delicious, short-season spring vegetable. They take a bit of prep but are ...

High in the mountains, a simple meal becomes a captivating experience as wild golden leather ferns are gathered and prepared ...

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These freshly picked fiddleheads will be ready to cook once they are thoroughly cleaned in cold water and the brown "papery" layer removed from each fern. Credit: Julia Bayly / BDN This story was ...